There's an ongoing power tussle between Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika.     

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Crisis is brewing within President Buhari’s Federal Executive Council between two ministers, the Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika SIGNAL can report.

An informed source familiar with the details who did not want to be named disclosed to SIGNAL on Wednesday that both ministers were close to exchanging blows on Monday in what would have been a case of two-fighting but for the timely intervention of aides and civil servants who witnessed the altercation.

Sirika, according to the source is said not to be ready to take orders from Amaechi who as Minster of Transport is also the senior minister of Aviation and Sirika’s direct boss. Amaechi, not taking the signs of insubordination from the junior minister lightly, is said to be determined to put Sirika where he belongs.

Sirika on his part is said to be spoiling for war, ready to slug it out with Amaechi considering the fact that he sees himself as the President’s man. Sirika is President Buhari’s kinsman and served as a Senator representing the President’s Katsina North senatorial district.

“It’s all about power tussle. Sirika thinks Amaechi is overstepping his boundaries and should mind his business as Transport Minister. But Amaechi is also in charge of Aviation. He is the senior minister, while Sirika as Minister of State for Aviation is junior minister. But Sirika sees himself as the President’s guy. So, he refuses to take directives from Amaechi and now Amaechi is feeling undermined. This has led to a big power play between both men. It is becoming so messy that even the official portraits of both ministers are missing at the airports. That’s why Amaechi was doing maritime summit in Lagos while Sirika was doing aviation in Abuja”, the source told SIGNAL.

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SOURCE: SIGNAL